Search results for tropical forest destruction

Ecology Aug 17, 2023

A Nigerian forest and its animals are under threat. Poachers have become rangers to protect both

Sunday Abiodun, carrying a sword in one hand and balancing a musket over his other shoulder, cleared weeds on a footpath leading to a cluster of new trees.

Environment Aug 9, 2023

Tropical forest nations seek climate plan in Brazil

Nations from Brazil to Indonesia met Wednesday to seek a plan to save the world's tropical rainforests, a day after South American leaders drew criticism for failing to adopt a pledge to protect the Amazon.

Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2023

Pacific wasp named as a new species more than a century after first being spotted

Improving our knowledge of the Samoan swallowtail butterfly, and the relationships it has with other species, is vital to stop the species from becoming extinct.

Environment Jul 22, 2023

Greece facing 40C weekend while record US heat wave set to expand

Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking heat wave stretching across the southern United States was expected ...

Ecology Jul 13, 2023

Small-winged and lighter colored butterflies likely to be at greatest threat from climate change

The family, wing length and wing color of tropical butterflies all influence their ability to withstand rising temperatures, say a team led by ecologists at the University of Cambridge. The researchers believe this could ...

Environment Jul 5, 2023

The forgotten Amazon: As a critical summit nears, politicians must get serious about deforestation in Bolivia

When asked to situate the world's most iconic rainforest on a map, most people will pinpoint Brazil. And given the intense media coverage of the country's deforestation and fires—concerns reached a peak under former president ...

Earth Sciences Jun 29, 2023

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon caused emission of 90 million metric tons of CO2 in 2013–21, reports study

Deforestation in Indigenous Territories (ITs) in the Brazilian Amazon caused the emission of 96 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) between 2013 and 2021, modifying the forest's role as a carbon sink in these areas. ...

Plants & Animals Jun 15, 2023

Study investigates how young fish ingest plastic

In a new study, marine biologist Carolin Müller of the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) demonstrates the ingestion of microplastic particles by juvenile sea bream. She also investigated which environmental ...

Environment May 31, 2023

1.5C of warming is too hot for a just world: study

Curbing global heating at 1.5 degrees Celsius will avert runaway climate change but not mass suffering in developing nations, a consortium of 50 researchers warned Wednesday.

Environment May 29, 2023

What happens when conflicting priorities collide and potentially compromise trees, woodland and forests?

A tree is not just a tree. It is also fuel, paper, furniture, livelihood, and industry.

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